Tea Ceremonies

Tea Ceremonies

Moments in a tea ceremony honor the bride and groom’s lineage and family. Each photograph tells a story of respect, gratitude, and the joining of families.

Moments in a tea ceremony honor the bride and groom’s lineage and family. Each photograph tells a story of respect, gratitude, and the joining of families.

groom giving bride piggyback ride during paebaek

gift tray exchange during tea ceremony between bridesmaid and groomsman

floral korean paebaek cloth showing chestnuts caught during paebaek tea ceremony

two sets of hands grabbing dates and chestnuts from traditional korean paebaek spread

Auntie giving a speech to the couple at a Vietnamese tea ceremony in Arizona

groom wearing blue tang suit and bride wearing red and gold qipao hugging their officiant at their tea ceremony

red cloth over tea ceremony gift trays

groomsmen lining up with red gift trays for tea ceremony

Bride in cream and gold áo dài

altar for tea ceremony space for unity candle

Asian bride wearing red qipao and smiling at white groom in blue tang suit while cutting wedding cake

red wedding ao dai with gold lace and embellishments is hanging on a hanger in front of the mirror. The train is splayed out in front — Like in the case of my client’s a combination of red and gold is very popular among Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian brides. Red is seen as the joy, prosperity, and good luck. This áo dài features sheer sleeves and gold lace embellishments. My client wore it with a traditional khan dong.

bride being introduced to family during tea ceremony

Groom wearing dark blue chinese outfit and blue sunglasses carrying gift tray to tea ceremony

groomsmen wearing gold tang suit receiving red envelope from bride and groom at tea ceremony

four people in chinese qipao and tang suit making heart fingers in front of a tea ceremony backdrop with heart fingers

black and white photo of couple sitting on stairs during portraits after their tea ceremony

two men wearing sunglasses standing next to each other. one is wearing a dark blue vietnamese ao dai and the other is wearing a red one with a gold dragon

parents giving advice during korean paebaek tea ceremony. dad is emotional and wiping a tear

persimmons and other fruit on a gift tray, on a red altar table for a tea ceremony

bride wearing gold ao dai during tea ceremony